Belmont (Gaston County, N.C.)

Waffle discusses the way in which Hill's diaries of her working life are of value to the museum. Hill reads from her diaries and discusses her working life at Loray Mills, the Rex Mill, the Adrian Mill, and the Eagle Mill.

The first 29 minutes of this video consist of George Stoney and Jamie Stoney shooting exterior footage. Between minutes 29 and 38 the video consists of shots of Friday's home, while Friday and Stoney converse in the background. From minute 38 to the end of the video, Hill shows her diaries to Waffle, and Waffle explains the new textile museum exhibit to her.

Hinson discusses learning about the '34 strike, becoming involved in the project and other topics. McAtter discusses the relationship between industry and organized labor in Gaston County, politics in Gaston County and other topics. London discusses her life in Belmont, N.C. Ward discusses his working life at the Eagle Mill and the '34 strike.

Hill discusses everyday life in the mill, her memories of the strike, the diaries she kept, what she did after working in the mills and other topics.

Hinson discusses her grandmother working in the cotton mills during the 19th century, her time working in the mills and other topics. Hill discusses her time working in the mill as a 14 year old, her battle with polio, the 1934 strike, the attempts to organize the mills and other topics.

Hinson discusses how she found Null, who is believed to be a woman in one of George Stoney's photo. Louise Biggerstaff discusses her mother's work, and life as well as other topics. Phurman Biggerstaff discusses his childhood memories of the 1934 strike, his childhood in the mill village, his work in the textile mills, and other topics. Null discusses her work in the mills, and her sister Margaret, who is in George Stoney's photo.

The portion of the video featuring Hinson is silent. Lynch discusses his career working for the Lineberger family and life in the mill village. Brown discusses her time working in the mills and life in the mill village. Helms discusses her time working in the mills and the 1934 textile strike.

Phurman Biggerstaff discusses the depression, labor unions and working conditions in the textile mills. Null discusses her family. Mrs. Helton discusses her time working at the textile mills, and the impact that it had on women with infants and small children.

Irby discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934 and his business. Deitz discusses working in the as a management trainee at a textile mill during the implementation of the National Recovery Act (NRA) and the history of the textile industry of in Belmont, N.C.

Graham discusses the Labor Day parade in Gastonia and other topics. The second half of the video consists of the Eagle Mill Reunion with multiple discussions and multiple narrators.

Graham discusses farming, working in the textile mills, and writing a letter to labor board asking that they help him get his back pay.

Graham discusses his work at the Eagle Mill, the 1934 strike, and the letter he wrote to the National Recovery Administration. Massey discusses her work at Freightliner, the family land and other topics.

Charlie Wetzel talks about his role in the mill and shows the filmmakers various historic artifacts that came from or were associated with the mills and mill life. Elaine Pruitt talks with George Stoney about potential research for the film (names, places, etc.). Roger Moore talks with Stoney about the process of making the documentary and what Stoney hopes to accomplish through making the film. Bill Pruitt's dialogue is minor and his role in this video is unclear.

Claude and Mabel Helton talk about working conditions in the mills, the treatment of women textile workers, and the introduction of African American textile workers in the mills. Stoney also shows them footage of pickets in Gastonia, N.C. and New England.

Helton shows Stoney the areas where strikers picketed and where union members lived. Helton and Moore discuss the blacklist and the changes in wages and hours as a result of the New Deal.

Ward and Michael discuss the 1934 strike, work in the mills, life in the mill village, and other topics.

Ward discusses what happened to some of the workers who protested post-strike treatment. Hinson discusses what happened to some of the workers who protested post-strike treatment, and life in the mill village. London discusses a mutual aid society formed by the women of Eagle Mill village. Norris sings a song that he was planning on singing at an upcoming reunion.

Deitz discusses the importance of the paternalistic relationship between mill workers and employers, and the ambivalent attitudes of the public to the strikes.

Deitz discuss the labor intensive nature of the textile industry in the 1930s, the textile workers' strike of 1934, the effect of the strike on later unionization campaign, the impact of the National Guard on the strike, the history of textiles in Belmont, and other topics.

The Eagle Mill Reunion brought together mill workers and families who lived in mill villages. Coverage of the reunion details conversations about mill village life, work after the mill, and the failure of a union at Eagle Mill in Belmont, N.C.